archaeology

Benjamin Johnson May 28, 2018 53

The discovery of a site, which dates back 14,550 years, shows that humans settled the south-eastern United States much earlier than scientists previously believed by as much as 1,500 years. The discovery of stone tools alongside mastodon bones in a…

Benjamin Johnson Apr 19, 2018 105

A 3,700-year-old Babylonian tablet was translated last August and might rewrite the history of math, suggesting that trigonometry may have been developed before the ancient Greeks. The researchers said the tablet proves that the Babylonians developed trigonometry some 1,500 years prior to the Greeks. The tablet, called Plimpton 322, was found in Southern Iraq around the …

Benjamin Johnson Mar 01, 2018 17

An amateur fossil hunter diving off the Florida Keys discovered an amazingly well-preserved ancient Native American burial site. The site could provide transformative information about how these early Floridians lived and how they reacted to the rise in sea level which followed the last ice age. The site was discovered in 21 feet of water …

Benjamin Johnson Feb 12, 2018 26

Discoveries regarding the unusual “Screaming Mummy” in Egypt spark even more questions as the mummy goes on display. The mummy stands out in several regards, notably for how it was preserved with an expression of agony on its face—as if forever screaming. Previously, a popular theory of the mummy’s origin had considered it the body …

Benjamin Johnson Feb 07, 2018 27

The first modern humans to live in what is now the UK had “dark to black” skin and blue eyes, groundbreaking DNA research of Britain’s oldest complete skeleton reveals. According to the BBC, researchers took DNA samples from Cheddar Man, Britain’s oldest complete skeleton, and performed a genome analysis. This allowed for a facial reconstruction of …

Benjamin Johnson Feb 05, 2018 25

New archaeological evidence indicates that Pharaoh Ramses II may not have been the Ramses the Great we all thought he was. The archaeological evidence is from an Egyptian excavation 200 miles east of the Libyan border. With these new findings,…

Benjamin Johnson Jan 20, 2018 75

Two shipwreck salvage companies have found what they believe are the remains of the famous Pulaski steamship off the coast of North Carolina. In 1838, the steamship sank to the bottom of the Atlantic after one of its boilers exploded. At the time, the North Carolina Standard called the wreck the “most painful catastrophe that …

Benjamin Johnson Jan 18, 2018 17

Until now, the tomb of Tutankhamun’s teenage wife has eluded archaeologists who hope it may help unravel some of the mysteries of her strange life. That may change, as a new excavation starts in the area where she is thought to be buried, near the tomb of her grandfather. If found, her tomb could cast …

Benjamin Johnson Dec 19, 2017 6

On a tiny Indonesian island, a large amount of ancient cave paintings has been discovered. The island is called Kisar, which measures just 81 square kilometers, and was previously unexplored by archaeologists. Now, a team of researchers from The Australian…

Benjamin Johnson Dec 16, 2017 28

Remains of a creature that looks very much like a dinosaur have been found in India. But it seems the corpse still has some flesh on it, which would be impossible if dinosaurs went extinct 65 millions years ago, as is the current prevalent understanding. The corpse is about 11 inches long and was discovered …